Cancer research

$57,100 Bid For Mike and Mike To Broadcast From A Listener’s Home and Hospital Officials Match Bid

July 22, 2008 -- The fourth annual ESPN Radio “Don’t Give Up ESPYs V Foundation Auction” set a record by raising $1,130,314 for The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a 323% increase from the inaugural event’s total of $201,000 in 2005. The event has raised more money each year ($435,770 in 2006 and $851,036 last year). More than 200 items and experiences were auctioned off either online or as part of an on-air radiothon Wednesday, July 16.    » read more »

Five Investigational Compounds from Robust Ongoing Clinical Trials Program Target Novel Cancer Pathways

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., April 3, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced that results from several preclinical and clinical trials investigating cancer treatment will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2008 in San Diego between April 12-16, 2008. Data will be presented on pipeline compounds: AMG 102, AMG 386, AMG 479, AMG 655 and motesanib diphosphate (AMG 706).    » read more »

Program Features Sports Fans Wearing Favorite Teams’ Attire for $5 Donation to Cancer Research March 20 & 21

Findings from the AACR Centennial Conference on Translational Cancer Medicine: From Technology to Treatment Singapore, Nov. 4-8, 2007

Week-Long Iniative to Feature Special Content Across Multiple ESPN Entities Including Simultaneous Launch on Numerous ESPN Platforms, Men's and Women's Jimmy V Basketball Classics, Marathon Chat by ESPN.com's Bill Simmons, and Jim Valvano Themed Marathon on ESPN Classic

October 9, 2007 -- The V Foundation for Cancer Research and ESPN will launch Jimmy V Week, a new week-long initiative across multiple ESPN platforms and programs featuring special content to help raise awareness for cancer research, from Wednesday, Nov. 28 to Tuesday, Dec. 4.    » read more »

ABCNEWS.Com Launches Video Library on Breast Cancer Information Beginning October 1

9/11/2007, COLUMBUS, Ohio – Research here shows that an obscure form of RNA, part of the protein-making machinery in all cells, might play an important role in human cancer.

These ultraconserved noncoding RNAs (UCRs) have been considered “junk” by some researchers, but a new report in the September issue of the journal Cancer Cell indicates that this may not be the case.    » read more »